Otulaja Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Otulaja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Otulaja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1381:1,283,64351,044
United States171:21,321,114641,998
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Otulaja Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Otulaja Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Otulaja occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Otulaja? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,391,595th most prevalent surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 46,417,490 people. Otulaja occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Otulaja reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 138 people, or 1 in 1,283,643. In Nigeria it is most common in: Lagos, where 49 percent are found, Ogun, where 32 percent are found and Kaduna, where 6 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Otulaja Last Name Statistics demography

Otulaja earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.86% less than the national average, earning $26,812 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Otulaya864/
Otula83550/
Utuhlaja801/
Otulia77286/
Othula7752/
Otulya7722/
Ottula7711/
Otulai774/
Otulla771/
Otoula771/
Atulaa771/
Atulaji7110/
Outoula715/
Otthula714/
Otulaye713/
Gotulea712/
Otuliya711/
Otoulea711/
Otulayo711/
Utulaha711/
Otule67970/
Atula67926/
Otola67695/
Otouleya678/
Otuli677/
Oodthula673/
Gutulaji672/
Utuhlaha671/
Outoulha671/
Oththula671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Otulaja
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